41 KM Winter Camping Slog Through The Rockies | I was so underprepared...
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and yo thanks for filming yourself when you were in doubt, in pain and vulnerable. Youre showing the REALITY of doing these intense adventures and as much as we are stoked to see the epic shots, seeing the struggle is one of the most human parts about these videos. Its always raw 100% on this channel and thats why I love it so much. Seeing you push through your own doubt is inspiring af and I think folks who are able to do that are the most noble among us.
Spot on! You said it perfectly.
Zak thanks for your kind words my friends :)
The element of realism is awsome
Justin's and Kane's videos were good, but yours was fabulous! I could relate to your feelings and loved that you shared your emotions and insights. So amazing what you all accomplished!!
Thank you so much my friend! I really appreciate it. It was so fun to go out with these guys. Loved learning from them!
I've now watched all three videos, as Justin and Kane made ones too. It's been amazing seeing it from the three different perspectives! I really enjoyed all of them but this definitely the most, because Marty was really open about what a challenge it was which is def closer to what I can realte to, so it was great to go on this journey with him. It was also great seeing him have a bit of a laugh with the others! I loved those moments!
Thanks my friend! Glad you enjoyed it!!!
Are Justin and Kane’s videos up on UA-cam?
Yes on their channel
Marty - I feel your pain - and your gain. In the wayback, I did 3 weeks snow camping and winter ski backpacking in Yellowstone with NOLS. It was fabulous in many ways, but I did promise myself that the next vacation would be on a beach with someone handing me umbrella drinks.
hahahaha oh I'm going back next year! I will be prepared differently! lol
You all rock! Very tough but good on you all for sticking with it! Thanks for sharing. :) :)
Thank you :)
That is something!!! WoW. From the moments of breakdown when the only thing that runs through your mind is " WTF am I doing here? What was I thinking" to the insanity of "When do we do it again???"
haha yup... I'm already planning to go back! hahaha thanks for watching :)
First video I watch on your channel, and it was a great watch. Even though I had watched Justins video first (how I found your channel) you brought a different perspective that had me watch the whole trip again without ever getting bored. Anyways, I’m an owner of two Nortent hot tents, so I’m off to watch another few of your videos. Take care!
That’s great my friend :) I’m stoked you liked it! Yeah I love my nortents!!! We’ve had fun nights in them!
Great ski touring. I spent many years in the Rockies and at 45:45 there is an awesome view of Castle Mt. I climbed (rock climbing) 4 routes on that mountain including a new route in the 70ies (see Canadian Alpine Journal) with the late J.P. Cadot. I did some multi day ski touring with temperature as low as -40C. At that point it is survival. Great video.
Dude no way! looking at caslte mt I was thinking that would be an insane climb! that sick you explored new routes in the 70s! you are an OG! Glad you liked my adventre my friend!
Wow! I loved that you were so honest. From what you said it was pretty obvious that the other boys were elite level, super fit, winter athletes. But you kept with them, even though you said ski touring wasn’t your usual game.
I was impressed; I know that there is no way that I could have handled 16 or 17 kilometres in a day, with steep climbs and trail breaking thrown in for good measure, even when I was a fit and strong young man.
I bet when you finished it must have felt like you were a member of a World Cup winning football team, or something like that! 😉👍
Thank you so much my friend! Yeah having the opportunity to go out with folks that are better than you is such an amazing experience! I can’t wait to go back next winter!
I am use to see Marty in full control , in his one nighter winter trip , or in his canoe trips where he runs throught roaring rapids his eyes closed, but never saw him with that much anxiety as I've seen in this trip . It was a very challenging trip with specific abilities . Marty has shown a great deal of humility and a hight degree of perseverence trought this trip . I guess a better preparation was needed for that kind of trip, like having his own equipment , and doing a few trip before, testing the gear and gaining endurance , and also train the specific muscles needed for skiing with a heavy pack . I have learn a lot from his experience . Hey Marty , this was one of your best videos showing how a human doing an extreme sport has to deal not only with his physical conditions but also with his mental state wich is probably the most underated aspect in any activities. I hope that you have learned a lot from this trip and that it will serve in the future for other challenges . Thanks for sharing the trip and your emotions , your a great guy !
I honestly haven’t met many people who could step in to that kind of situation and do so well. Maybe he’ll take me on a canoe trip and I’ll be out of my element!
@@KaneDoesOutdoors c'est drôle que tu dises ça, j'ai failli écrire ça dans le commentaire 😄 . J'ai eu un peu de difficulté à exprimer ma pensée dans le commentaire en utilisant l'anglais , j'espère c'était compréhensible 😋
Mon ami!!! Merci pour ces beau commentaires! J'apprecie toujour te voir ici dans les commentaires :) I've learned so much on this trip and will be approaching training very differently for next year! I needed to live it once to understand better how to prepare!
thanks Kane! I have to say I did not expect for it to be like that at all!!!! haha and yes water is our next trip!
Bro the amount of suffering you endured for this video cannot be measured lmao! This is the type of cold that you can never explain to somebody, they just have to feel it to understand its devastation! Bravo man. You deserve a nice easy trail with a beach campsite on the ocean after an adventure like this. Bravo bro!!
I don't want an easy trail to a beach! I want to go back! lolol
I got a chuckle out of your vapor barrier, looked like the same bread bags we used as kids out in the snow!
I was also surprised how well your batteries and camera equipment held up in the cold. I know some have had issues when it gets down to between -20 and -30C.
toe warmers on cam and battery banks and keep everything on you. That's why I had such a big ball on my stomac it was all my electronics! lol
OMG… I’m so happy for your success! This was painfully awesome. I found myself holding my breath at certain moments. …and now I can exhale with such satisfaction. You should be so proud of yourself!
Thank you so much :) I am pretty proud of what we did! :)
Great video Marty! I have never been a skier, I am here for the canoe videos but damn! You kept me engaged with the ups and downs of this adventure and you have a great outlook. I love the note about smells, so much value in engaging with your surroundings and senses.
engaging with your surrounding is soooo key in tough times :) thanks for watching
I genuinely enjoyed your video of this trip - actually far more than Justin’s! Thank you for sharing the details of all the in-between!
Thanks for watching my friend :) glad you liked it
Congrats on delivering a splendid adventure video. Love the "Dark Western" theme music too.
Yeah I enjoyed the vibe the style of music gave
Wow!
Méchant beau trip avec les boys!
C'est beaucoup de travail et très exigant, mais c'est de toute beauté! Bravo!
Pratique le sac à pain St-Méthode lolll!
Intéressant le tipi MSR. J'en prends note
Merci! Oui les sac de pains c'est extra et le tipi est peut etre ma nouvelle tente favorite!
Great trip marty.. good to see you came to Alberta. The views here don’t disappoint, but you gotta work for them. It’s been a while since I hiked with Justin but he’s definitely one of my top favourite experienced ppl in the Rocky mountains. The snow travel here is exhausting, I can see why most ppl out here prefer the summer hiking. There’s just something about winter solitude with good friends.
Indeed the winter solitude out there is insane and getting to experience this with Kane and Justin was amazing!
Broooo, That was incredible! The scenery, the struggle… it was no joke! Some funny moments in there too, Britt and I really enjoyed this one. Well done 🙌🍻😃
haha which part was the funiest for you? I loved some of the candid moments I caught on cam! It made me laugh at home when I was editing!
@@martymorissette I’m going to take it easy on this slope “Holy F@/$” 😂
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Méchant beau trip !!!! tu me donnes le goût de dépassé mes limites de confort en camping d'hiver ! la tente quick and easy a l'aire nice ! jamais essayer le stove que vous aviez par exemple ! on dirait le genre de trip que tu as un brotherhood pressure to keep going lol !! ayant fait des long randonnées, je connais le feeling de pas vouloir être le boulet lol ! Nice vidéo et congrats the 3 of you ! !
haha ouin... etre le moin vite ca te fais pousser tes limites en effet! Et la tente est extra! Je recommande ce type de tente a n'importe qui!
Excellent, candid, informative and educational video. Canadian Rockies ate my favourite range, and stunning in winter. Keep up the good work, and thanks!
Thanks my friend :)
First time I have seen your channel. New subscriber here. Thank you for your honesty. Really appreciated. Bonne chance sur la prochaine.
Merci mon ami!
The difficulty of the Mountains are way more bigger than the flat terrains in the east, glad you did it eventually, good job for sure.
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Bravo pour cet accomplissement. C’est complètement fou! Tu as réussi à capture des images intéressantes malgré toutes les difficulté. C’est vraiment impressionnant! Merci d’inclure les parties moins faciles du voyage, c’est à ton honneur. Encore bravo pour cet exploit. Je n’ai jamais fait de ce genre de ski mais ça semble plaisant. Je devrai essayer… dans un terrain plus facile et plus cours par contre. À bientôt! 👍🏻
Merci mon chum! Je suis content que tu aille aimer ca! a plus!
Great vid dude. Alberta is a beautiful place filled with great people. I'm proud to call it my home.
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What an incredible trip. Ya, I don't think I'd be able to handle that but thanks for bringing us along. Banff is beautiful! I've drove through it but never did any of the backcountry stuff.
It’s such a stunning place! I can’t wait to go back!
those are some epic "talking head" background shots - you were last of the three - started with Kane’s, then Justin and now you. Subscribed to all three now. :) I think it is the right way to watch it.
Haha interesting! Glad you liked it!? Why do you think the order is best like that?
@@martymorissetteit felt like it was in order of struggle. Kane just seemed to knock out the hike and his video. Justin was in the middle somewhat in awe of Kane but seemed in the middle of the pack. Yours was what I felt like if I went on the trip and really showed how hard of a hike it was almost behind the scenes.
Kane: overview
Justin: meat of hike, details
Yours: behind the scenes, what it was like
Having the other two videos under the belt, gave your struggles a bit more context :)
Love your spruce tree wisdom.
I got to ski in the Rockies for the first time last year. It's truly, mind bogglingly wild country. I know this trip was a monumental effort, so I'm thankful to you for sharing with us all 🙏
Big up the boys for breaking so much trail. Beasts.
Thanks my friend! and yes these boys are beasts!!!!
Crushing it Marty. Could not imagine powder skiing with a 50 pound pack on never mind during touring.
dude it was so tough on the legs!!!! haha my quads!!!!!!
I’m exhausted just watching! What a cool experience
Thank you my friend! Yeah it was pretty gruelling at times! lol
Wow man that was some serious touring for your first time. Well done!
Thank you my friend!
Nice work! Looked like a bit of a sufferest but you pushed through. Awesome terrain to travel especially in the winter.
Thanks man! A sufferfest is always welcomed from time to time! lol
That was a Great expedition. You did well on the skis man, i can hardly ski down the hill when my splitboard is in touring mode 😅
It was truely inspiring to see you tackle such a large challenge with your first ski tour. I've been doing backcountry splitboaring for a couple years and still havent dine a real multiday traverse trip like that but it looks like i need to plan one next year!
this is for sure an annual trip now... I can't stop thinking about it! I want to go back! lol
You did great Marty! Not many could do that.
thank you tom!
Awesome Adventure Marty. Well worth your effort.
Thank you my friend! It really was worth the effort! Just hard to understand that in the moment at times! lol
Subscribed to other 2, figured I had to see you take! I'm on year 2 of backpacking. Have few more 1-2 night trips planned! Then excited to start planing a 3 plus night trip for next winter!
Nice video!! I really need to try to recording more if I go to the US badlands this weekend... mainly hope for clear cold nights!!
That's awseome my friend! Glad you enjoyed it and yeah recording is fun!
Looks like some character building type 2 fun! Loved the video Marty. Would love to see you hold a post trip regroup to reflect on what you liked about your prep and systems and what you would change. Winter camping always seems a struggle in so many ways (adequate gear/food vs weight for example). Really enjoyed the pre trip packing video. Thanks again for the great content as usual!
Hey Jay! It's funny you say this Justin, Kane and I are more then likely going to do a live stream for a post trip debrief! STay tuned!
Nice epic Trip :)
You should have stayed at the cottage longer and had a few more muffins and a beer ;)
Jokes aside, it looked like a hard but fun adventure.
Thanks for sharing
My man!!!!! Haha yup I think I would like your pace a bit more at times ;) haha more time in the cottage than on the slope! Haha
Thanks for watching bro!!
Nice work boys! I could feel the challenge of this trip through the video. Watched it with my wife over dinner. Awesome work.
Glad you liked it brother!!!! After seeing justin with your snow stakes... I've got to look into those! way lighter then my MSR blizzard stakes!
You rocked it Marty!!1 Great job!!!! Not many can do this myself included you were awesome!!! The rest of winter camping for you will be a cake walk
haha yeah heading out to the Adirondack sin a couple of weeks. It will be amazing but I doubt it will be like that! haha
Awesome trip brother!
my man 10 out of 10! next time we do it in the water ;)
Awesome video! One of the realest trip videos I’ve ever seen. No BS. Glad you made it, great job!
Thanks man I really appreciate this compliment. I am trying to keep it as real as it gets!
Fun to see you suffer. This reminded me of Jim, Nate, Max, and my own slog winter trip from last year
but your spot is more scenic and beautiful
There is nothing like a good slog!!! haha thanks for watching and yeah... out west is soooo freaking scenic! Can't wait to go back!
NOW THESE ARE THE VIDS WE LOVE!!! Youre such a beast Marty! Big love bro!!
thanks brother
So awesome! What a great trip and so comprehensively filmed. I wanna do one but I've never had a sleeping bag warm enough for -30 lol 😬 that shelter is cool, does it have a top vent for condensation though? I'm a side sleeper too and I always have to air down my thermarest, which would not be ideal for winter.
Thanks for watching my friend! The tent does have a vent a t the top. I got a lot condensation from the first night because I didn't allow for enough air flow as well...
Père extrême!!!
hahah right!? OG!!!!!!
Dude!!! That was an Awesome trip!! Right off the hop having to deal with avalanche shoots!! So did you keep hydrated enough? Did the elevation up there have affect on your energy and oxygen levels while trekking? I'm sure you have been less run down if you had a day of rest before y'all started. Beautiful up there!! Thanks for bring us along man!! Cheers!! J & C
hey! thanks for watching glad you liked it! Hydration was ok.... food was my biggest problem I was way under caloric and my food for the day froze on me so I was heavily depleted! Altitude didn't seem to affect me on this one... at least nothing like Colorado this summer.
Loved this brother, was nice to see you struggle. Really enjoyed this!
Thanks max! It really was a struggle! Glad you liked it!
Stunning
Thank you :)
That was amazing
thank you brother what part you liked best!?
@@martymorissettewhen you guys got the muffins lol. That was a tough trip and it really came through. Alot of effort went into this one. Thanks for sharing
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You and Justin both hav3 the AMG pack. I got one after watching him. I love it but don’t have vast experience to accurately judge a comparison. Definitely comfortable loaded. How do you feel? Great trip, excellent expedition. The terrain and views are spectacular
Thanks my friend! I really like the pack personally! I also really like how technical it is with pockets made for crampons, avalanche kit pocket… I’m really enjoying it
Really enjoyed your trip post. You mention that the Xtherm is not the most comfortable pad for side sleeping. Why is that? I've been side sleeping very comfortably (but cold) on an Xlite for winter camping, but was about to get an Xtherm .
Thanks my friend! For me on the xlite and xtherm when I side sleep my arms go numb all the time… I think it’s because of the horizontal baffle… it doesn’t seem to happen on my vertical baffle pad
Wonderful trip! I had a lot of fun watching it, having never skied you made it look easy! How much water did you carry during the day? How much fuel did you burn in the 4 days?
I have down hill skied before but only a handful of times. I do cross country ski a lot though but it’s quite different! 32 oz of white gas and I would carry 1.5 liter
Very much enjoyed, your content is amazing. whattaya mean you hope?! bruh... ok, I get that you're a smaller channel and maybe you feel that's insignificant in comparison to the even the average content creator or these hobo's getting millions of views with hypothetical 'survival camping' videos or 'camping 101' from these people trying to prepare themselves for a zombie apocalypse or whatifs. When it come down to just camping out and scenic, my man you are the best creator of the genre. You're a real one, and it shows. Like this vid got a little intense, hiking alone in that location is hardcore but in those conditions, so extreme and the struggle was too real. But you take us there, it's deep. I could turn this into a novel just blowing smoke up your butt, lol my bad. Good shiet just saying, I appreciate you bruv. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks man I areally appreciate you! cheers
This was gnarly man how’re you feeling post trip? Great job on the video👏
Dude I feel so great post trip I can't stop thinking about going back!!! we will more then likely debreif this trip on a live stream soon! Stay tuned!
Watching Justin right now , your next !
yeah!
Great trip! Can you tell me what your camp boots are?
these are the MEC down booties. Check out the link in my description.
Been thinking about a tarp for winter camps to lighten the load, have a 2.6kg hilleberg right now, still happy with the tarp decision?
yeah well this is more then a tarp considering you can actually be enclosed 360 and it has a zipper. But yeah.... you really don't need a floor in the winter time IMO
Really cool! How do you compare the level of difficulty/pleasure of camping in a hot tent versus light and mobile as you did in this video.
In other words, what type of adventure are you most likely to do again? I have a hot tent and I'm hesitant to equip myself for multi days long distance trip.
If I could only do 1 type of winter camping moving forward I would do the cold camping winter bakpacking style of camping.
Don't get me wrong I love hot tenting! On a trip where you don't move or don't move a lot It's far easier. In a trip where you are travelling long distances over lakes and flat land I think it's at leas the same amount of work because setting up camp and processing wood is hard work!
I would say that winter camping in hot tents is safer. Having the ability to produce this much heat is amazing. You don't overly have to think about moisture management. You can get away with a lot more.
And that's where I prefer the cold camping of winter camping. It's so technically intriguing and everyone is experimenting with different techniques and solving issues a little differently and it's really fun to learn and to dial in the processes of how you travel through the land while staying warm when you don't have any ability to produce hit with a fire.
Lately I did a lot of hot tenting, first because it was new to me... and the novelty was very nice. With the border being closed during covid I didn't have the opportunity to go to the Adirondacks or the whites and it's definitely my play ground for winter backpacking... But now that I came back from this trip, I am completely obsessed with it again. It was fun to camp with new guys that had different techniques and experiences to share.
I always say it, cold winter camping is an art!
@@martymorissette Thank you for the very detailed response, I will certainly meditate on the subject!